The Middle East Conflict Thread

[Alan]

That's your opinion...

And your opinion of him now?

I also share the view of John Ging Director at UNRWA...

link

Nobody has any problem with an investigation of Israeli action.As long as it's objective and not biased which rules out the U.N

 

[Moederloos]

I've posted my view here....
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showpost.php?p=2448519&postcount=3030

As you can see I share the view of a professor of international law, if he is on my side of the fence then I really am wasting my time arguing with a few who can't grasp injustice and violation of human rights.

lol

Even been to a court case? Probably not - because if you had, you would have noticed that BOTH sides have lawyers....

 

[Glock26]

John Ging, head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency in Gaza, said: "It's about accountability [over] the issue of the appropriateness of the force used, the proportionality of the force used and the whole issue of duty of care of civilians.

"We don't want to join any chorus of passing judgment but there should be an investigation of any and every incident where there are concerns there might have been violations in international law."

Now that there is pretty darn funny in itself.
That's the old stupid argument of saying that if i attack you, you had better not attack me too hard back.
I'll shoot at you with a rifle, but you had better not use a machine gun to shoot at me back.
I'll blow up a nightclub of yours...but you had better not use tanks against me.
I'll kill your civilians one at a time, but go running to mommy (UN) if you fire rockets back.
No fair! You can't defend yourself soooo much. Waaah!

Did someone call the WAAAAMBULANCE?

 

[Moederloos]

Now that there is pretty darn funny in itself.
That's the old stupid argument of saying that if i attack you, you had better not attack me too hard back.

Exactly. Everyone is making a big deal over this.
Should Israel have sent in just two tanks? Three? What about four?

The bottom line is - Hamas wanted to kill, and so the appropriate response is to kill them.
The Arab journalists and lawyers are quick to say "If you slap me, am I entitled t o shoot you?". This is totally misleading.
Closer to the truth is "If you try and stab me with a broken bottle - must I drop my gun and only defend myself with a broken bottle too?"

 

[daveza]

Bollocks.

If someone throws a stone at you and you send him on his way with a tank shell you can't claim self defence.

 

[Moederloos]

Bollocks.

If someone throws a stone at you and you send him on his way with a tank shell you can't claim self defence.

Hamas is hardly using stones. Although, granted, after this war they will be.

 

[Moederloos]

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20090113115019506C341309

The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), plans to call an "emergency meeting" of all South Africa's halaal certification bodies to discuss whether to revoke the halaal licences of food producers and food outlets it claims are helping fund Israel and its military campaign in Gaza.

sigh

 

[medicnick83]

Exactly... I agree!

Now we find ways of punishing OUR businesses because we THINK we support their little 'war'

I mean come on people, they've been going at each other for ages!

 

[Peder]

If you guys go and look at the six day war and the numbers therein you will see the forces of the Arabs were easily 3 to 5 times more than the forces of the Israeli's and now the Arabs are moaning about Israel hitting them too hard?

 

[medicnick83]

If you guys go and look at the six day war and the numbers therein you will see the forces of the Arabs were easily 3 to 5 times more than the forces of the Israeli's and now the Arabs are moaning about Israel hitting them too hard?

Probably because Israel took the time to 'further' itself (Technology) instead of like the other side who prefer to rather blow themselves up.

With technology, they don't really need to use people... missles etc do it all themselves.

 

[LazyLion]

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20090113115019506C341309


sigh

oh noes!

No more Halaal KFC!!!

what to do? what to do?

/seriously though... nice way to blackmail your entire religious grouping.

 

[medicnick83]

Please, let's just leave KFC & McDonalds outta this

They make us (or me) fat, that's their only crime!

 

[w1z4rd]

This is hectic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTGbP55HGi8 Though if I hear that chick sing twinkle twinkle little star one more time... While the footage is freaky the sound track is annoying.

 

[Alan]

I've answered the same BS many times...
I don't support any group.

Yet you constantly attack Israel and ignore Hamas. The very fact people can't be honest and open in their defence of Hamas and co sums it all up really

Hamas is hardly using stones. Although, granted, after this war they will be.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/weapons/palestine/qassam-launch.jpg

*dons tinfoil hat*

Clearly those are stones.

 

[medicnick83]

I support the side that works the hardest to stop this conflict... forever and ever.

Cause, that won't happen, so I guess I'm with Aqua - I support no group.

 

[LazyLion]

I support the peace-loving Israelis and I hope they get all the murdering terrorist Hamas so the region can begin to recover!

 

[krycor]

Probably because Israel took the time to 'further' itself (Technology) instead of like the other side who prefer to rather blow themselves up.

With technology, they don't really need to use people... missles etc do it all themselves.

uhm.. some companies have openly stated that they are sending funds there, Pick n Pay comes to mind immediately.

wrt to what u saying, take out US support and see what u left with. heck i'd go so far as to say if the US was prevented from sticking its nose in the region the surrounding would've flattened the place already, technology or not.

 

[LazyLion]

uhm.. some companies have openly stated that they are sending funds there, Pick n Pay comes to mind immediately.

wrt to what u saying, take out US support and see what u left with. heck i'd go so far as to say if the US was prevented from sticking its nose in the region the surrounding would've flattened the place already, technology or not.

Good for the USA! Good for Pick and Pay!

 

[krycor]

haha wrong thread i replied to.

 

[Albereth]

Bollocks.

If someone throws a stone at you and you send him on his way with a tank shell you can't claim self defence.

If you try and kill me with a stone and I have a tank, well it suxxors to be you.